Requirements

Android 4.4 or higher (Android 5.0 or higher is required for the Facebook 360 feature)

Built-in gyroscope (Required for Facebook 360 feature)

Sharing options

Full BIMx model

AirDrop

AirDrop on iOS gives you the option to share the entire BIMx file between iOS/macOS devices (*.bimx), simply enable the feature and quickly share your BIMx file with your colleagues or partners.

Open the BIMx file you would like to share

Press Share

Select the device in range you would like to send the Hyper-model to

Wait for the application to start the transfer (ask the recipient to accept the transfer if prompted)

Completion on the sender’s device will be marked under the device’s name (One model can be sent to multiple devices at the same time)

Completion on the recipient device will be displayed with a AirDrop pop-up on macOS and with a pop-up asking how the file should be opened on iOS

Google Drive

Share your BIMx Hyper-model (*.bimx) using your Google Drive account, once shared simply send the download link to your partners, or grant them access to the file, so they can simply access it straight from their BIMx mobile app.

Open the BIMx file you would like to share

Press Share

Select Google Drive

Select the account/folder in which you would like to upload the model

Press Upload

Once completed the BIMx file will be visible under the chosen folder in your Google Drive

The below animation combines both AirDrop and Google Drive sharing, presented one after each other in this order:

Camera views

Social Media

Twitter, Facebook*, LinkedIn, and all your favourite sharing methods apps can be added into this list, simply swipe to the end of the row and press More to add apps that are installed on your mobile device. Except Facebook creating a 360° image of your 3D model, all other applications will create a static image of your view.

*Publishing a 3D view to Facebook will create an interactive 360° image, publishing from a layout or from the Hyper-model index will create a standard static image. (See detailed explanations further down)

System options on iOS

Save Image, Copy, Print (AirPrint – PRO feature)

Facebook 360

Use the Facebook extension to share a 360° view of your project, from the 3D model simply press Share – Facebook, you will be prompted with the usual Facebook post pop-up window, select the audience, the text content of the post and press Post. Once published the picture will appear as an interactive 360° picture in your profile (Publishing directly to Pages is not possible), your friends or business partners will be able to check the selected view as you see it in BIMx.

Select the view you want to share

Press the Share button in BIMx

A Facebook post window will open up with the 360° flattened view you selected – Make sure this view matches the one you have in mind for sharing

Pressing Post will generate the interactive view

Once published you can view your building from every angle: above, behind and next to you. Look around your building by moving your phone (built-in gyroscope), or by dragging your finger